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Was medieval armor bulletproof?
The metal suits worn by knights during the Middle Ages were originally designed to protect against weapons such as swords.
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But even if knights' encounters with firearms were uncommon, medieval armor may have offered some protection against a bullet. "The Late Medieval-Early Modern Era, from around 1380 to about 1600 ...